Yreka is a city in and the county seat of Siskiyou County, California, United States, near the Shasta River and approximately 22 miles south of the state border with Oregon. The city has an area of about 10 square miles (26 km2), most of it land. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,807 reflecting an increase from 7,765 counted in the 2010 census. Yreka is home to the College of the Siskiyous, Klamath National Forest Interpretive Museum and the Siskiyou County Museum.
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Yreka
Siskiyou County, CA
Population
7,833
Walk Score
73 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$949
Median home value
$209,100
[[Municipal corporation
1857
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- West Miner Street-Third Street Historic District · listed 1972
Notable landmarks
- Falkenstein, Lewis, House · listed 1979
- Forest House · listed 2011
- Yreka Carnegie Library · listed 1992
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